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April 18 2011 Eritrean Demonstration In San Francisco

The Bay Area Committee for Peaceful Demonstration is holding a rally in San Francisco, CA on Monday, April 18, 2011.  

This Land Is Your Land, And So Are The Minerals

“This is like walking into Kalgoorlie before it was discovered … it’s a relatively stable country with an authoritarian government

Eritrea: The 2010 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report

The United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office released its “Human Rights And Democracy: The 2010 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report

What Eritrea Can Teach South Sudan

On the eve of the actualization of its long-dreamed statehood, South Sudan is showing worrying signs of hazards ahead.  Each

Flawed Elections Are Better Than No Elections

The supporters of dictatorship (including the supporters of Isaias Afwerki’s one-man rule) often state that it is better to have

Fox News Gets It Wrong On Eritrea

In a news article entitled “Eritrea to UN: Take This Aid And Shove It”, foxnews.com characterizes a letter from Berhane

An Editorial That Raises One Question: Is Isaias Afwerki Sane?

When Isaias Afwerki is finally removed from power, he will, like his sole friend Moammer Gaddaffi, have no friends to

On Sanctioning The Eritrean Regime

On December 23, 2009, the UN Security Council imposed sanctions on Eritrea over “its role in Somalia” and  its“refusal to

2011: An Inspirational Year

Inspiring events are engulfing the Middle East region. So far, the Tunisian dictator has been overthrown, quickly followed by the Egyptian

Addis Abeba 2011: It’s 2002 All Over Again

Addis Abeba, 2002. The Eritrean alliance of opposition organizations is discussing the fate of the Eritrean Liberation Front-Revolutionary Council (ELF-RC),

Alnahda.com: PFDJ Snares Ansaba And Meskerem

The following item was published in Arabic at www.alnahda1.8m.com. Awate.com has translated it and is publishing it for the benefit

A profile of A Poet: Kiros Yohannes

Some say he is a reincarnation of the late poet Dr. Reesom Haile; others say he is a case of 

Eritrea: The Madness Of King Isaias Afwerki

“In views the President expressed regarding the confidential secretes [sic] leaked by the Wikileaks online network, President Isaias noted that

Plagiarism And Quotation Marks

On Dec. 14, 2010, Mr. Goitom Emam, in an article which appeared at harnnet.org, (EPDP’s official website), accused one of

Eritrea Every Year: “We Will Get’em Next Year”

In five months, Eritrea will be celebrating 20 years of freedom from foreign rule.  Unfortunately, that is all we will

2010: A Turning Point In Eritrean Politics

This website has been observing and reporting on the state of Eritrean opposition for the last ten years.  In our

A Qatari Reporter’s Expose: The Dictator Has No Clothes

(The president's face was irritated a little, his minister was resentful, and the other officials wrinkled, a moment of

PFDJ’s Eritrea: Klashnikov Diplomacy

Eritrea, under the despotic rule of the People’s Front for Democracy & Justice (PFDJ), has rushed to war and strolled

Eritrea Djibouti Mediation Agreement

On June 2nd, awate.com’s Gedab News broke the  news that Eritrea had withdrawn its troops from its contested territory with Djibouti

Joining My Awate

As we stated in our introductory article (“New Look, Same Attitude”), our goal is to break down the wall between

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